While, chiefly UK While, at the same time, adverb_ Archaic While, [Archaic.] in the meantime; while

A period of time, A time; a space of time; especially, a short space of time during which something happens or is to happen or be done, Time spent upon anything; expenditure of time, and hence of pains or labor; trouble_ as, to do it is not worth one's while, intransitive verb_ rare To loiter, transitive verb_ To spend (time) idly or pleasantly, To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away, conjunction_ Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas, During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that

It being the fact that; inasmuch as, Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow, In contrast; whilst on the contrary, noun_ A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas, An introductory statement to a formal document; a preamble, A conditional statement, adverb_ obsolete At which place; where, obsolete Where (that)